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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
What I don't see happening is a much larger, extra premium e-reader tier that costs $400+ (which is probably the minimum they'd charge for a 10" class e-reader). Amazon knows its market better than we do. If they figure a large e-reader is a more profitable use of their R&D funds, then that's what we'll see.
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Exactly. I feel they've ceded this space to the leading tablet makes (Apple, Samsung, etc). There's a niche market (certain kinds of engineering design, academics, etc.) for these fancy, 10-inch PDF and e-ink type devices like Onyx makes, but I'll bet Amazon doesn't want to play in that market because it's niche. I don't expect they're going to ship anything in the 10+" size specialty reading devices again.
I think what we might realistically hope for is an improved, possibly larger iteration of the Oasis. Hopefully something 8", for my taste.